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Go Back in Time to the Groovy Sixties

Mini skirts, peace demonstrations, hippies, the Beatles, Martin Luther King, John F Kennedy, psychedelic drugs, tie dye. Remember the days? The Sixties was one of the most turbulent decades. At the same time, the 1960s produced some of the greatest music and leaders. Check this site out and refresh your memory of the sixties decade.

Great Sixties Stuff at Echo-Grafix 

1960s Retro Style T-shirts, Magnets, Mugs, Buttons, and More

Flintstones vs. The Jetsons 

Which Sixties Cartoon Is Better?

Stone Age or Space Age - Which cartoon from the 60s is your favorite?

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Videos from the 60s at YouTube 

Take a peek back into the hippie era

A selection of sixties videos including Porter Wagoner, Tammy Wynette, James Brown, Dolly Parton, George Jones, video from an airlines, 1960s educational drug video, 1960's TV commercials, Spiderman cartoon, and more.
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Dino or Astro 

Speaking of the Flintstones and the Jetsons, who had the coolest dog? Did you like goofy Dino or goofier Astro?

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1960s Academy Award Movies of the Year 

Oscar Winners Year by Year for Movie of the Year in the 1960s

Which movie should be best movie for the entire sixties decade? Vote now.

Midnight Cowboy

Midnight Cowboy

1969 Oscar winner for movie of the year1 point

Midnight Cowboy (Two Disc Collector's Edition)

Midnight Cowboy (Two Disc Collector's Edition)

1969 Oscar winner for movie of the year starring D more...1 point

Mortgage Relief - Stop Foreclosure

Mortgage Relief - Stop Foreclosure

Connect with Loan Modification specialists that wi more...1 point

The Apartment

The Apartment

1960 Academy Award winner starring Jack Lemmon and more...0 points

West Side Story (Full Screen Edition)

West Side Story (Full Screen Edition)

1961 Oscar winner starring Natalie Wood0 points

The Making of West Side Story - Leonard Bernstein

The Making of West Side Story - Leonard Bernstein

Behind the scenes of West Side Story0 points

West Side Story

West Side Story

1961 Oscar winner for film of the year0 points

Lawrence of Arabia (Single Disc Edition)

Lawrence of Arabia (Single Disc Edition)

1962 Oscar winner starring Peter O'Toole0 points

Lawrence of Arabia (Limited Edition)

Lawrence of Arabia (Limited Edition)

1962 Oscar winner for film of the year; had 7 Osca more...0 points

Lawrence of Arabia (Collector's Edition)

Lawrence of Arabia (Collector's Edition)

David Lean's splendid biography of the enigmatic T more...0 points

The Making of

The Making of "Lawrence of Arabia"

Lawrence of Arabia Behind the Scenes0 points

Tom Jones

Tom Jones

1963 Oscar movie winner of the year0 points

My Fair Lady

My Fair Lady

Movie of the year in 19640 points

The Sound of Music (40th Anniversary Edition)

The Sound of Music (40th Anniversary Edition)

Shot in Salzburg against the majestic Bavarian Alp more...0 points

A Man for All Seasons (Special Edition) 1966 Oscar winner

A Man for All Seasons (Special Edition) 1966 Oscar winner

In 16th-century England, the corrupt King Henry VI more...0 points

In the Heat of the Night

In the Heat of the Night

1967 Movie of the year starring Sidney Poitier0 points

Oliver! (DVD Gift Set with CD Soundtrack)

Oliver! (DVD Gift Set with CD Soundtrack)

1968 Oscar for movie of the year0 points

I Dream of Jeannie Website 

Do You Still Dream of Jeannie?

I Dream of Jeannie
Watch videos of episodes of I Dream of Jeannie and watch the entire I Still Dream of Jeannie movie on this website.

Photos are also on the website.

Historical Look at the 1960s 

Moon landing, civil rights, Vietnam War, JFK, Martin Luther King, Lyndon B. Johnson, more

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1960s Batman Introduction and Theme Song to the Television Show 

I Always Love the Batman Theme Song

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Groovy Sixties Cartoons 

Watch all of your favorite 60s cartoons all over again!

Spider Man, Popeye, Pink Panther, Flintstones, Jetsons- all of the popular 60s cartoons are here. Some less popular cartoons from the sixties are also found here like Dastardly and Muttley, Astro Boy, Jonny Quest, and Rocky and Bullwinkle. Vote on your favorite and if you see a cartoon that really takes you back to the sixties, buy right here by clicking on the image.

Popeye (75th Anniversary Collector's Edition)

Popeye (75th Anniversary Collector's Edition)

This 3-volume collector s set commemorates the 75t more...0 points

1960s Civil Rights Video 

Warning- Disturbing Images

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1960s Video Tribute to the Beatles 

Where Would the 60s Have Been Without the Beatles?

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Pick Songs From 1960 

#1 Songs of 1960

Vote these 1960 #1 songs up or down- First listed is the #1 song for the year, then songs from the same year that have had enduring popularity. Which is better?

Theme from

Theme from "A Summer Place"

#1 song of 1960 by Percy Faith0 points

Original 1960s Fashion Newsreels 

Watch 1960s Fashion Runway Models and Designer Fashion Promotions

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1960s Muscle Cars 

Remember When Cars Were Works of Art?

Bring back memories with these car photos of a Mustang, Roadrunner, Corvette, Impala, Nova, Camaro, and more.

nice; '69 Camaro SS by Global Jet

'69 Chevrolet Camaro SS pulled up to pump

Buick 1967 by daviddesign

Interior of 67 Buick

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Best Things About the Sixties 

My Favorites From the 1960s

Do you agree? Give it a vote up using the arrows buttons. If you don't agree, vote them down. If I've forgotten something, add your own.

60's Music

1 point

Muscle Cars

1 point

Mini Skirts

1 point

Civil Rights Act

0 points

Astronauts on the Moon

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Montage 1960s Video 

Woodstock, drugs, singer deaths, hippie culture, war- many of the hot topics of the 60s

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1961 Song Hits 

Pick Which 1961 Hit Is Better by Voting

See which song listed is the #1 hit song for 1961. But the other songs have remained popular. Which song is best?

The 50 Greatest Love Songs

The 50 Greatest Love Songs

I Can't Help Falling in Love2 points

The Rock N' Roll Era: 1961 [Time Life] by Various Artists

The Rock N' Roll Era: 1961 [Time Life] by Various Artists

#1 Song of 1961- Tossin and Turnin by Bobby Lewis more...0 points

Patsy Cline's Greatest Hits

Patsy Cline's Greatest Hits

I Fall to Pieces by Patsy Cline0 points

1960s According to Wikipedia 

The 1960s was the decade that ran from January 1, 1960, to December 31, 1969.

The 1960s term also refers to an era more often called The Sixties, denoting the complex of inter-related cultural and political trends in the United States, Canada, Argentina, Brazil, Spain, France, United Kingdom, Italy, Australia, West Germany, Japan, Mexico, Yugoslavia and others.

In the United States, "The Sixties", as they are known in popular culture, is a term used by historians, journalists, and other objective academics; in some cases nostalgically to describe the counter-culture and social revolution near the end of the decade; and pejoratively to describe the era as one of irresponsible excess and flamboyance. The decade was also labeled the Swinging Sixties because of the libertine attitudes that emerged during this decade. Rampant drug use has become inextricably associated with the counter-culture of the era, as Jefferson Airplane co-founder Paul Kantner mentions: "If you can remember anything about the sixties, then you weren't really there."

The 1960s have become synonymous with all the new, exciting, radical, and subversive events and trends of the period, which continued to develop in the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s and beyond. In Africa the 1960s was a period of radical political change as 32 countries gained independence from their European colonial rulers.

Some commentatorsChristopher Booker: The Neophiliacs: A Study of the Revolution in English Life In The Fifties and Sixties, Gambit Incorporated, London, 1970 have seen in this era a classical Jungian nightmare cycle, where a rigid culture, unable to contain the demands for greater individual freedom, broke free of the social constraints of the previous age through extreme deviation from the norm. Booker charts the rise, success, fall/nightmare and explosion in the London scene of the 1960s. This does not alone however explain the mass nature of the phenomenon.

Several governments turned to the left in the early 1960s. In the United States John F. Kennedy was elected to the presidency. Italy formed its first left-of-centre government in March 1962 with a coalition of Christian Democrats, Social Democrats, and moderate Republicans. Socialists joined the ruling block in December 1963. In Britain, the Labour Party gained power in 1964.Arthur Marwick, The Sixties: Cultural Revolution in Britain, Israel, Italy, India, South Korea, Pen Island, and the United States, c.1958-c.1974 (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998), 247?248. In Brazil, João Goulart became president after Jânio Quadros resigned.

Great Sixties Stuff on eBay 

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1962 Song Hits 

Vote on the Best Song - #1 of the Year or Something Different?

Stranger on the Shore was the number one song for 1962. But should it have been? You decide by voting for it or the Ray Charles hit from the same year.

Easy Listening Gold 1962-1963 {Various Artists} by Bobby Vinton

Easy Listening Gold 1962-1963 {Various Artists} by Bobby Vinton

#1 of year- Stranger On the Shore by Mr. Acker Bil more...0 points

The Very Best of Ray Charles

The Very Best of Ray Charles

I Can't Stop Loving You0 points

Worst Things About the Sixties 

My List - Vote or Add to Them

Vietnam War

3 points

Kennedy Assassinations

1 point

Martin Luther King Assassination

0 points

Bomb Shelters (Cold War)

0 points

Men's & Women's Hairstyles

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Browse here for groovy sixties stuff 

Londons Times Famous People Places Books Cartoons - SAVE THE WHALE SIXTIES BANDS TWIST N SPOUT - Tile Napkin Holders

Londons Times Famous People Places Books Cartoons - SAVE THE WHALE SIXTIES BANDS TWIST N SPOUT - Tile Napkin Holders

SAVE THE WHALE SIXTIES BANDS TWIST N SPOUT Tile Na more...0 points

Psychedelic Go Go Girl Costume (Includes HAT and Boot Tops, however COLOR MAY be different than pictured) - Size med 8-10

Psychedelic Go Go Girl Costume (Includes HAT and Boot Tops, however COLOR MAY be different than pictured) - Size med 8-10

This Fun New Crushed Velvet Psychedelic Print Dres more...0 points

All About 1960s Woodstock 

Woodstock Music & Art Fair (informally, Woodstock or The Woodstock Festival) was a music festival, billed as "An Aquarian Exposition: 3 Days of Peace & Music", held at Max Yasgur's 600-acre (2.4 km²; 240 ha, 0.94 mi²) dairy farm near the hamlet of White Lake in the town of Bethel, New York, from August 15 to August 18, 1969. Bethel, in Sullivan County, is 43 miles (69 km) southwest of the town of Woodstock, New York, in adjoining Ulster County.

During the sometimes rainy weekend, thirty-two acts performed outdoors in front of 500,000 concert-goers. Michael Lang stated 300,000 attended, half did not have a ticket. It is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most pivotal moments in popular music history and was listed among Rolling Stone's 50 Moments That Changed the History of Rock and Roll.

The event was captured in the successful 1970 documentary movie Woodstock, an accompanying Category: Woodstock - : Music from the Original Soundtrack and More|soundtrack album, and Joni Mitchell's song "Woodstock" which commemorated the event and became a major hit for Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young.

1963 #1 Songs 

Which is the Best Song of 1963?

Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs had the #1 hit of the year in 1963. The other songs listed also hit #1, but weren't the top song for the year. Which song is truly the best?

Photos of the Sixties 

Such Nostalgic Memories of the 60s

Photos of the sixties or reminiscent of the 1960s

My favorite car (and a favorite friend) from the sixties by gbaku

Taken in 1965 or 1966. The car is a 1960 Austin-Healey Sprite. The photo was s...

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1964 #1 Song 

I Wanna Hold Your Hand by the Beatles

The #1 1964 song of the year was by the Beatles. 1964 was a mediocre year as no other#1 hit songs from 1964 have held up. So there's no voting unless you can nominate a #1 hit song from 1964 that you like. Or you can still vote for I Wanna Hold Your Hand to give it the most votes so it can be top song of the 1960s decade.

Oh Pretty Woman: Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits

Oh Pretty Woman: Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits

Pretty Woman - one of the all-time sexiest songs2 points

1962-1966

1962-1966

I Wanna Hold Your Hand1 point

#1 1965 Hit Songs 

Vote for the best song of 1965

Regardless what the charts say, what is the true best song of 1965? The #1 song of 1965 was Wooly Bully. Do you agree with the charts? Vote.

Hot Rocks 1964-1971 [DSD Remastered]

Hot Rocks 1964-1971 [DSD Remastered]

(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction - Rolling Stones0 points

1966 #1 Song Hits 

Vote on the Best Song

#1 song of 1966 was Ballad of the Green Berets. Do you like the other song better? Vote for a favorite. Or add a different #1 song from 1966.

Ballad of the Green Berets

Ballad of the Green Berets

by Sgt Barry Sadler0 points

The #1's

The #1's

You Can't Hurry Love - Diana Ross & the Suprem more...0 points

Netflix Classic Movies 

001- The Godfather

When organized crime family patriarch Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando) barely survives an attempt on hi...
002- Casablanca

In this Oscar-winning classic, American expat Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart) plays host to gamblers,...
003- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

While serving time for insanity at a state mental hospital, implacable rabble-rouser Randle Patrick...
004- Citizen Kane

Orson Welles reinvented movies at the age of 26 with this audacious biography of newspaper baron Cha...
005- Monty Python and the Holy Grail

The Monty Python comedy clan skewers King Arthur and his knights of the round table as they quest fa...
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#1 Songs of 1967 

Vote for the Best

In 1967, To Sir With Love was the #1 song of the year. But is it really? Do you think it's better than Aretha Franklin's 'Respect'? Vote your opinion.

Respect: Very Best of

Respect: Very Best of

Respect By Aretha Franklin0 points

1968 #1 Songs 

Another Beatles Runaway- Hey Jude

1968 is another year with seemingly no competition for the #1 song, at least among other #1 songs from 1968. So no voting, unless you add a #1 song from 1968. Then we'll vote.

The Beatles 1

The Beatles 1

Hey Jude - Truly one of their best1 point

#1 Song Hits from 1969 

Vote for the Best Song

Both songs from this year seem pretty equal in popularity today. But Sugar, Sugar by the Archies got the #1 song for the year of 1969. Should I Want You Back by the Jackson 5 have gotten #1? Or another #1 song from 1969 that you want to add?

Sugar, Sugar

Sugar, Sugar

Sugar, Sugar by the Archies1 point

Groovy 1960's Reader Feedback 

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    Mickie_G Mickie_G Sep 14, 2009 @ 10:52 am
    Nice Work. Featured this lens on my Take a Fashion Trip Back to the Sixties.
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    martinsejas martinsejas Sep 7, 2009 @ 9:33 pm
    Wow! This is the best squidoo lens on the 60s. 5 stars for sure!

    I've also got a blog on 60s songs, and I invite everyone to check it out.
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    RawBill RawBill Jan 15, 2009 @ 2:54 pm
    This is a great Lens, thank you!!!

    I love all things sixties! I were not born until 1973 but grew up listening to sixties music and watching sixties TV shows.

    Please feel free to check out my Beatles Lens for more of a 60's flashback!
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    Zion Zion Oct 21, 2008 @ 12:05 pm
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    Aug 28, 2008 @ 11:46 pm
    Great lens!Those days were thought provoking and great.Thanks for reminding the beautiful past.
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